Pharmaceutical/Biotech

As E-Commerce Grows, More Emphasis Needed on Reverse Supply Chain

July 15, 2016

Over the years, retailers have become very good at the supply chain - the process of getting goods from the manufacturing plant to the customer. But today, many retailers face a different challenge: taking those goods back, a process referred to as the "reverse supply chain."

ThermoFisher Scientific: Why Good Risk Management Is Crucial to Product Quality

July 13, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Lee Young, director of supplier quality with ThermoFisher Scientific, discusses how technology and business-process change have helped the company to tighten up its risk-management program.

AA Cargo Launches Nonstop Service Between L.A., New Zealand

July 7, 2016

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has launched daily nonstop flights between its gateway hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Auckland, New Zealand.

What Does One Keystroke Cost Your Operation?

July 6, 2016

DMLogic

WMS Pain Points: Packing Pains in the E-Commerce World

July 6, 2016

DMLogic

Inchcape Shipping Debuts Partner Solutions Initiative

July 6, 2016

Inchcape Shipping Services

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a global maritime and logistics service provider, has introduced its Partner Solutions Initiative.

Boston Scientific: How the Life Sciences Sector Addresses Risk Management

June 30, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Michael Landberg, strategic global sourcing manager at Boston Scientific, describes how a major player in life-sciences approaches the critical issue of risk management.

Pfizer to Build Biologics Plant in China Using GE's Time-Reducing Modular Construction Process

June 30, 2016

Fierce Retail

Pfizer will build a biologics plant in China, where it will make biosimilars for the Chinese market but also for sale throughout the world. The New York drugmaker has turned to GE for construction of the facility, which has developed a modular construction process that will cut the cost and allow the plant to be operational in about 18 months, instead of three years.

'Brexit' Vote Shakes Up Logistics Industry Serving Britain's Trade Relationships

June 30, 2016

Wall Street Journal

Shipping and logistics operators say the U.K. vote to leave the European Union will rattle regional supply chains as Britain rebuilds its trading relationships and rules.

E-Commerce Continues to Drive Changes in Warehousing, Logistics, Institute Reports

June 29, 2016

CCIM Institute

As larger U.S. retailers continue to close underperforming stores with more customers choosing to shop online from their own homes, big-box store vacancies have increased in recent years. But with online sales only increasing and more small shop spaces mimicking the online sales environment, the biggest impacts are being reflected in warehouse space and logistics.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.